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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-23
PELLETS
gnsolbentp Aotltes.
COURT OF INSOLVENCY.
4 STATE OF VERMONT Washington DistriC T.

OSTArE OF VERMONT washington DISTRICT IS
In the mrfter Of / n. DAVIS,
L1soirent Debtor.
Take notice, that third meeting of the creditors
of A. II. Davis of Marshfeld, in said District, in
solvent debtor, is appointed by the Judge of said
Court be held at a Court of Insolvency at the Pro-
bate Ofice, IN Montpelier, in said District, on the
9Th day of March, A. ID. 1887, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, at which time and place the assignee of
said debtors estate will submit his account, and ap-
ply for settlement of the same, and for discharge
from all liability AS such assignee to any of said
creditors. that dividend may be ordered and GER
titcate of discharge granted to said debtor, agree
ably sections 1913 aud 1851 of the Revised Laws of
Vermont-and any proper objections to any bust
ness at said meeting viii b. in order.
Dated at Montpelier, this I'D day Of February, A.
ID. 1887. HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-23
Franklin County.
Fletcher.

REV. GEORGE S. GUERNSEY will preach in
this place next Sunday forenoon and after
noon
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-23
Orange County.

SCHOOL at the Academy closes next
Friday, with an exhibition in the evening
at Village Hall. The district schools closed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-23

G.. f. GRAHAM's little daughter, Annie,
whose eyes have troubled her so severely
the past year, is so far recovered as to
be able to play in the street again. -
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-06
The Stewards Punishment.

Dufield told story the other night
that on board a Peninsular and Oriental
steamer returning from India, chief
steward of ambitious mind was supposed
to have cherished passion for one of
the lady passengers, and with a bold
ness begottcn of first love, he first
dressed himself IN plain clothes to look
like a gentleman, and then, under cover
of the evening shades, mingle with the
upper ten Cd the quarter deck, with
some vague and vain hope that he
might thus find an opportunity to ad-
vance his suit. He was not detected by
any of the numerous passengers, but the
under stewards twig9ed him, and re-
scented as an insult to themselves this en-
deavor to assert social superiority.
They therefore secretly arranged to hold
a court-martial upon him; he was form
ally arrested, and solemnly brought be-
fore a tribunal of stewards; evidence
was adduced clearly proving his guilt :;
and as the prisoner had nothing to say 4,
he was sentenced TO receive two dozen
ST. okes with a bar of his own yellow
soap. The sentence was duly carried
out, and the chief steward looked OK
ceedingly sheepish the following morn
ing; but although he knew in his heart
that the captain and officers were aware
of all that had occurred, he was too
guilty or too bashful to moke any com
plant in regard to the indignity he had
suffered, London S0ciety.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-06
A Haunted Ship.
MEN REFUSE TO WORK UPON A WRECKED
VESSEL BECAUSE OF UNCANNY
SOUNDS

A queer story comes from Bathurst,
n. B., where the ship Squando was late
ly wrecked. 1t Is very difficult to get
men to work in her, especially at night.
Queer noises were heard in the cabin OF
the vessel last week, which no one could
explain, and the men believe the vessel
is haunted. There seems to be some
fatality about her. When the Squando
was in San Francisco. some years ago,
the captain and his wife killed the first
mate, severing his head completely from
the body with an axe. The captain was
hanged and his wife got long sentence
of Imprisonment. The new captain was
subsequently killed during q mutlny,
and the two following captains died on
board the vessel. 1t was alleged by the
master and sailors who arrived at
Bathurst on her that she was haunted,
and they left in body. The Norwegian
Consul then engaged two watchmen to
look after her, but one night on board
was enough. They allege that they saw
a headless man walking in the cabin,
that the bedclothes were pulled off them,
that handspikes were flying around the
deck and that cold, clammv hand was
laid on their faces and a voice told them
to depart; and subsequent watchmen
say that they saw boat manned by four
men lowering around the ship which
had the power of appearing and disap-
pearing at will. The vessel is now with
out Waterman, as none can be found
to stay on board during the night. The
Minister of Customs has ordered an in
vestigation into the cause of the wreck.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-06
Suffering WOmanhOOd.

Too much effort cannot be made to bring
10 the attention of suffering womanhood the
great value of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as q remedy for the diseases of
women. Such an one is the wife of General
Barringer, of Winston, N. c., and we quote
from the Generals letter as follows: Dear
Mrs. Finkham: Please allow me to add my
testimony to the most excellent medicinal
qualities of your Vegetable Compound. Mrs.
Barringer was treated for several years for
what the physician called LeucorrhGa and
Prolapsus Uteri combined. 1 sent her to
RIGA nond, Va, where she remained for six
months under the treatment of an eminent
physician without any permanent benefit.
She was induced to try your medicine, and
after reasonable time commenced to i'm
prove and is now able to attend to her bust
ness and considers herself fully relieued."
General Barringer is the proprietor of the
American Hotel, Winston, n. c.. and is
widely known
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-06
A Pleasant Incident.

Yesterday afternoon, about 8 o'clock,
a dog with q tin kettle tied to his wag-
ging machinery was observed on Austin
avenue. The dog did not appear to be
much alarmed at the kettle any more
than the average politician is when he
is nominated to lucrative office. He
took it as a matter of course. There
was tall, seedy looking young man
standing near q crowd on the sidewalk
He looked intently at the dog for mo-
ment, then said:
''By thunder that is Banker
Thompson's little daughters lost dog
he has offered $50 for"
Immed ely five different m n, with
their mouths sticking out like mucilage
bottles, trying to whistle, and saying:
"That's a good little doggy ~ adj
vanced on the astonished animal. One
very respectable looking gentleman,
animal by his handle, but the dog got
mixed up with his legs. and down he
came like pile driver Several hack
men who were subsequently arrested for
leaving their teams, joined in the can
vass, and when the procession turned
the corner, with the dog and attach,
m"nt twenty feet in advance, almost
every class of our cosmopolitan popula-
ton had its delegate in the pageant
Then it was that the sleek Young man
doubled himself up, and went behind a
door until his emotion had passed over.
-1erdS SVttRgS
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-06
THE BEY,S JUSTICE.
an Old Story Told Many Years Ago of
Yankee Sea Captain,

A certain Captain Baculard left Mar
settles for China, but being butfeted by
the winds, he hauled up in the harbor
of Tunis, to await weather The Col
lector of the Port came on board. Cap
tain Baculard represented that he was
freighted for Canton, that he had moth
ing to do with Tunis, and that he only
put in from distress of weather. But
the Collector exhibited manifest neces-
sity that he should fork over. Captain
Baculard did fork over in rage, but
instantly repaired to the palace of the
Bey, demanding justice.
"Good Frank" said the Bey, 81 am
your friend-God is great. What do
you want of me p
''Highness," answered Captain Bacu-
lard, ''your custom house has robbed
me. l have forked over-fork back"
Excellent individual" answered the
Bey, ';in this country, when we have
the dust we keep it. The original ac-
QUESTION is difficulty. To fork back
thing is unknown in Africa"
"But shall not have justice 2"
"Certainly; every one has justice in
Tunis. Will you have it in French or
Tunis fashion %
"Highness, 1 have had lawsuit or
two in France Justice in French fash
ion-God forbid"
''But 1 don't press it on you," OBJ
served the Bey. If you choose the
French after all, I will speak to your
consul. He loves justice, good man,
three of my subjec applied to him
years ago for immunity, and they will
- i'll ha
Justice"
French justice, never! Give me the
Tunisian; l am in hurry"
$50 it then. God is great" said the
Bey; "what is your cargo %
"Marseilles soap and twenty thou
sand red cotton caps"
ut is well. Go away and be tran
quill"
The Bey summoned the Vizier.
''Vizier,n said he, "there is no God
but God, and Mahomet is his prophet.
We love Justice. We love the Franks.
Proclaim that every Jew who appears
tomorrow out of doors without red
cotton cap will have little transaction
to settle with me-"
There were twenty thousand Jews in
Tunis, and not one single red cotton
cap in the place. They all made their
wills, when they learned through an
officer of customs that Captain Bacu-
lard had lots of the desired article !;
that was enough-Captain Baculard sold
the invoice at So q cap. He rushed to
the palace and poured out his thanks.
ENot so fast" said the Bey; 81 am
not done yet. Call my Vizier."
The Vizier appeared.
'Proclaim," said the Bey, "that
every Jew who keeps a red cotton cap
another hour will have trouble with
you. God is great, and 1 am lineal
descendant of Mahomet."
The visitor made grand salute, plac-
ing his left leg on the back of his neck,
according to the custom of the court,
and retired.
When Captain Baculard returned to
the dock he found the twenty thousand
Jews already awaiting him, red cap in
hand. He might have had the caps for
nothing; but DESTROYS to leave behind
him a name for generosity and great
ness of soul, he purchased them at two
cents apiece.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-06
German Africa.

In the most eastern part of Africa are
SomaliIand and Gallaland, which, though
naturally among the most accessible
parts of the continent, have been al
most wholly closed against white men
by native hostility. 1t was there that
Kinzlebach, Sacconi, Won der Decken,
and other brave explorers met their
death, and the same natives have now
killed Mr.. Juelh'e, who, with DR..
Peters, was the animating spirit of the
German enterprises IN East Africa. By
treaties with native chiefs these two
men had nominally acquired for Ger
many within the past two years regions
about as large as the State of New
York. Mr.. Juelhke's success in dealing
with the Somali chiefs was regarded by
the sanguine East African Society as
proof that the Somali coast was at last
opened to the world. He had hardly
been appointed Governor of Somali,
however, before the natives killed him.
1t used to be said that every new
Governor of Sierra Leone on his way
out passed the old Governor going home
n his coffin. The fact that Count Pfei
has been promptly appointed Governor
of Somali in place of the Inflated
Juelhke seems to indicate a purpose tc
provide an adequate supply of material
for further tragedies.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-06
A VIEW OF THE. EARTH.
What One Would See Pos ed on the Outside.

If we imagine an observer contem.
plating tue earth from convenient dis
lance in space and scrI ltinizing its feat
ures as it rolls before i'm, we may sup
pose him to be struck with the fact that
| eleven sixteenths of its surface are
covered with water, an 4 that the land is
so unequally distribute d that from one
| point of view he wou Id see a hemis-
phere almost exclusive ly oceanic, while
nearly the whole of the dry land is
gathered in the oppos tie hemisphere
He might observe that the great oceanic
area OF the Pacific and Antarctic oceans
is dotted with islands--like a shallow
pool with stones rising above its surface
as if its general depth were small in
comparison with its area. He might
also notice that a mass or belt of land
surrounds each pole, a nd that the north
ern ring sends off to tn southwark three
vast tongues of land and of mountain
chains, terminating respectively in
South America. South Africa and Aus
tralia, toward which fee,bler and insular
processes are given off Ivy the Antarctic
continental mass. This, as some geo
graphers have observed, give a rudely
three-ribbed aspect to the earth, though
two of the three ribs are crowded to-
gether and form the Europe -Asian mass
or double continent, while the third is
isolated IN the single continent of Amer
lea. He might also observe. that the
northern girdle is cut across, so that the
Atlantic opens by a wide space into the
Arctic Sea, while the Pacific is contract
ed toward the north, but continent with
the Antarctic Ocean. The Atlantic is
relatively deeper and less encountered
with islands than the Pacific, which has
the higher ridges near its shores, con-
shutting what some visitor to the Paci-
fic coast of America has not inaptly
called the shack of the world" while
the wider slopes face the narrower
ocean, into which for this reason the
greater part of the drainage of the land
is poured The Pacific and Atlantic,
though both depressions or f1attenings
of the earth, are, as we shall find, differ.
ent in age. character and conditions;
and the Atlantic, though the smaller,
is the older and from the geological
point of view, in some respects the more
import ant of the two. If our imaginary
observer had the means of knowing
anything of the rock formations of the
continents, he would notice that those
bounding the North Atlantic are in
general of great age, some belonging to
the Laurentian system. On the other
hand, he would see that many of the
mountain ranges along the Pacific are
comparatively new and that modern
igneous action occurs in connection with |
them. Thus he might be led to believe
that the Atlantic, though comparatively |
narrow, is an older feature of the earth's |
surface, while the Pacific belongs to |
Monthly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-06
Didn't Want to Go.

Some amusing excuses were given Mr..
Henry Stanley by the African natives
who did not want to navigate Lake Vic
toria Nyanza. AS he said in a lecture
Their modcsty prevented any from COM
ing forward. / said: Come, who will
go with me. You, Abdullah, son OF
Nessur, son of Ncssuri, 1 want you. -"
"Alas,' he answered, "Master, anu a
son of Adam. The waters were mado
Tor the fish. The son of Adam will go
upon them when the fish come upon the
shore" Said another: Master, place
your hand upon my heart. See, it
goes boom, boom, like the waves II pom
the shore. am fearful of the water
and another, Il am a son of q donkey;
strong as a camel. Some day you will
want me. Master, surely you cannot
make sailors cut of donkeys 2" Then I
said: Unto the boat with You Iwant
you, and You are going" They went,
eleven of them, and our voyage began.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-06
How Vengeance Worked.

A capital story is told regarding two
peddlers who were plying their vocation
in the country, Calling at a farmhouse
for dinner they were accommodated
though the fare was, if anything, worse
than that usually given to tramps-the
dryest of bread, very stale, cold pota-
toes, scraps OF fat meat and bones, sour
milk, etc.-and what made matters
worse, they were charged one dollar for
the miserable repast. 1t took all the
small change they could rake and scrape
to pay the score, and shouldering their
packs, they left the house two very sobe,
and disguised men. After WALKING
down the road for half a mile in silence
one of them ventured to relieve his
feelings:
'Dot vas pad man, Isaac"
Eyes, Moses, dot vas a ferry bad
man."
Another half mile, and another long
silence, then: Q
Good will punish dot man, Isaac"
Yes, Moses, God will punish dot
man."
They trudged on fully mile further
before either spoke again, and then
Moses broke the silence by exclaiming
with quiet emphasis as he drew a hand
full of silver spoons from his bosom:
Isaac, God has punished dot man. y
Boston Record
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-06
She Would Rather Run the Risk.

There is law which compels hotel
proprietors to have some sort of a fire.
escape in every upper story room in
their house. In the Girard House the
style of escapes used consists of huge
rope, with hooks to grasp the window
ledge and a sliding arrangement by
which the guest may lower himself al
whatever speed he will. One of these
is placed in every apartment directly
under one of the windows, and as they
are there for use more than ornament,
their appearance does not enhance the
beauty of the interior.
The other day a lady who wished a
room was shown to one Of the most ele-
gantly furnished in the hotel. AS soon
as her eye rested upon the fire escape she
turned to the clerk: Twill not have
that thing there" she said, 'it is hid
eous." "But it is required by law" he
replied. "Can't you put it in the
trunkroom at the end of the halle" she
asked. ''No, madam, it must be where
you can utilize it at moments notice. y
"Well, then" concluded the lady, 81
won't take the room; I'll go where they
don't have fire escapes-where the law
is evaded-rather than to have that ugly
thing there to remind me all the time
that may have to swing myself out of
the window to save my life" And she
departed in disgust.-Philadelphia Bul-
LetlR.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-06
UNEXPECTED.
A MOTHER SAVED FROM AN UN
TIMELY DEATH.
Tears of SOrrrw Turned to Smiles of Re-
jOicjnG.
ROCHESTER,, Aug. 81, 1886.

ROCHESTER, Aug. 81, 1886.
PARDEE MEDICINE CO.-GENTLEMEN: am
now SeVenty-three years old, and until WAS
seventy was always strong and healthy; but
the amount of suffering have endured since
mat time, feel to be sufficient for lifetime.
had severe attack of sCiatic rheumatism,
Whlch comp ,etelY Frustrated me; my limos
and feet and in fact my whole body was SO
drawn out of shape that it was impossible to
move without assistance. L was unable 10
stralghten my limbs or to step on my feet for
moro than year, and my life was despaired
or Children and friends were called in to sec
me die was treated by three good physi-
clans, and they and my friends did all they
could to relieve my suffering, but to no avail
MY hlps were bl1stered, anG my limbs RUBBED,
bathcd and baudaged, but nothing they could
do Afforded me even temporary relief. Tongue
cannot describe my suffering. l urged them
to let mo try DR.. Pardee's remedy, as had
read so much about it, and of those who had
been cured by its use, that it gave me conf
denCe in it, although confess had little or
no faith IN so-called patent medicines; Ihe
remedy was procured, and l commenced using
il as directed, and after taking it n short time
could see that it was helping me. | be-
gan to persp re freely and as the persplratlon
incseased the pain decreased, but my clothing
and bedding was sight to behold, being near
ly "as yellow as saffron" l had taken the
Remedy but a short time, when could sleep
like child, and relish my food ike one.
Thank God 1t has cured me, and am to-day as
healthy and strong as before, and can walk
and have as free use of my limbs rs ever l
who were afflicted, and do not know of a case
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800 jefferson Avenue, Rochester, n. Y.
The sale of DIR. Pardee's Remedy for the past
three months in Western New York has eX-
ceedod that of any remedy known,
BY cures wholly unprecedented IN the MS
tory of medicines it has proven its right to the
title of The Greatest Blood Purifier ever
offered to the afflicted. We challenge any
medicine Oshow an appreciation at home, or
wherever used, like that which has been
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The permanent cures it has effected have
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-01-06
A Change in Pfttsburg.

People who have lately visited Pitts
burg report that the old town is likely
soon to lose It's fame for dinginess and
general uncleanllness. The introduc.
ton of natural gas for fuel as substi-
tute for coal in the great manufactures
of the city have worked marked change
in hundred ways.
The natural gas said gentleman &C.
quainted with the subject, is distributed
Just as is ordinary illuminating gas, and
when 1 asked him how it was used he
replied: st is used as fuel in all the in
dustries, and it has enormously decreased
the expense of production. 1t is much
more readily handled than coal. One
great firm, for instance, used to employ
800 men in handling coal alone, and had
two trains of coal day, and now they
have a few people come around and
make the fires every morning, and all
the smoke and dust is gone. 1t used to
furnaces; they had the fires in almost a
day. In 40 minutes they heat large
furnace now, and the heat is much bet
ter. In bricks, plate glass, ETC., they
cannot compete with Pittsburg now,
because they are 80 pure that they do not
spoil anything. The flow of the gas is
not liable to interruption. 1t runs just
the same as an oil we'll. There is one
well in Pittsburg that has been running
since 1852, and in Northwestern New
York there is well that has been run
ming right along since 1921. Already
practically the whole of Pittsburg is
using the natural gas as a fuel, families
for domestic purposes as we'll as the big
mills for manufacturing. 1t is much
cheaper than ordinary gas. One of these
factories that l have in my mind pays
the Philadelphia Company $3.50, 900 a
year, believe. They save over $780,,
600 annually. In all the private famil-
les the saving is immense. The fire is
beautiful and simple needs no repair.
They whitewash the CRATES. Everybody
notices the difference of atmosphere in
Pittsburg now compared to what it used
to be-"